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Shogran

Field	Value
official_name	Shogran
settlement_type	Hill station
image_skyline	Shogran,Naran Valley.jpg
image_caption	A resort in Shogran
coordinates
pushpin_map	Pakistan
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Pakistan
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Mansehra District
population_as_of	1998
pop_est_as_of	2009
elevation_m	2362
area_code_type	Calling code
timezone1	PST
utc_offset1	+5

Shogran (Hindko, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley of Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan at a height of 2,362 m above sea level. It has become a popular tourist attraction in recent decades.

Shogran is located 34 km from Balakot. The road from Islamabad to the region measures 212 km. It is mainly populated during the summer.

Weather

Shogran is opened for visitors in summers and winters. From June to August is the peak tourism season, during which the weather remains temperate. Temperature ranges between a maximum of 20 C and a minimum of 3 C. Monsoon winds bring heavy rains with occasional hailstorms. Unexpected thunderstorms and heavy rains sometimes create difficulties for visitors to move around. At times the road to Shogran is blocked by landslides usually following rains or when the snow starts melting at the advent of the summer. During the winter months, the valley is usually covered in snow.

References

(26 August 2012). "STFP publishes travel guide on Kaghan Valley". [[Pakistan Today]].
(3 July 2023). "Naran, Shogran witness massive arrival of tourists during vacations". [[Business Recorder]].
(28 January 2022). "Visit to Shogran, Kaghan allowed only if guidelines followed: police". [[Dawn (newspaper).
(6 March 2023). "Snow jeep race held to promote winter tourism". [[The Express Tribune]].
"Services Able".
(19 November 2020). "See the first snowfall in Pakistan’s beautiful Kaghan Valley". [[Gulf News]].
"KKH, Shogran road cleared of landslides, snow".
"Major road blocked in Mansehra due to landslides".

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